Voter photo ID law gets first test next Tuesday

Michigan's not-so-new law requiring voters to show photo identification gets its first test this Tuesday, Nov. 6, in local elections around the state. td.test1{padding:.2cm}p.small{line-height:120%}p.sansserif{font-family:sans-serif}The long, conflicting road to a photo ID lawThe law was one of several 1996 amendments to the Michigan Election Law. Before the law took effect, then-Attorney General Frank Kelly issued an ...

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I am not a lawyer, but I have extensively studied the Constitution for the past 17 years, after following unlawful orders in violation of International law during Operation Desert Storm.It is my contention that any requirement at the polls for voters to present a government issued identification that is not issued free of charge constitutes a poll tax in violation of the 24th Amendment.The option of signing an affidavit in lieu of presenting identification provides a “red flag” for partisan challengers to unfairly target voters who do not present identification.Michigan’s township and city clerks already issue voter registration cards free of charge. This should be the only identification voters need to present at the polls.